Aditi Shankar (born 6 July 1997) is an Indian actress and singer who works in the

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prominently in

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. Aditi debuted as an actress in director

M. Muthaiah M. Muthaiya is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tamil cinema. Career Muthaiya moved to Chennai from Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar to make movies and debuted with the rural drama ''Kutti Puli'' (2013) starring Sasikum ...

's blockbuster Tamil film '' Viruman'' (2022) with actor

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Early life

Aditi was born on 6 July 1997 at

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in India. She is the daughter of Indian filmmaker

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. She also has an elder sister, Aishwarya Shankar and a younger brother, Arjith Shankar. Aditi completed her medical degree at Sri Ramachandra University. After graduation she confessed to her parents about her long term passion for acting, following which she make her debut in Viruman.

Career

Aditi debuted as a playback singer for the song "Romeo and Juliet" from the

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'' Ghani '' starring

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which received positive feedback from critics. The music video and song was ranked at number 1 position for a whole one month in

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alone. She also sang the song ''Madura Veeran'' in her debut film in 2022 as well. In 2021, She was approached by film director

offering Aditi the lead role in the

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'' Viruman'' playing the lead female character in the film. It was released on 12 August 2022. ''The Outlook India'' wrote "Karthi-Aditi Shankar Win You Over with an Engrossing Family Entertainer".

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wrote, "Aditi Shankar is definitely an upgrade from Muthaiya’s previous films".

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wrote, "Take the initial scenes with the female lead, Thaenu (Aditi Shankar, making a confident debut). She is shown as someone who is affectionate towards Muthupandi, even though he is a man who is hard to like. We think this equation between them would pose a challenge to Viruman, who has fallen for her and wants to marry her, but in just a couple of scenes, we see the character shifting her allegiance, thanks to a convenient plot development". She also started filming for her a new film, which is directed by Director Madonne Ashwin officially roped her in, along with

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, for his next film, ''Maaveeran''.

Personal life

Just before her debut film '' Viruman'' was released in 2022. Actress and model

Aathmika Aathmika is an Indian actress and model who works in Tamil cinema. She is known for her debut role in the film ''Meesaya Murukku'' (2017). Early life Aathmika was born in Coimbatore She moved to Chennai to complete her graduation from M.O.P. ...

targeted Aditi on social media and stirred up controversy considering Aditi to be the main reason for Nepotism in south Indian films stating "It’s good to see privileged getting easy way through the ladder while the rest".

also stated saying "Aditi is privileged to be able to enter the film industry just because of her father". However Aditi later back lashed at Aathmika for her words and later removing her social media status.

Filmography

*''Note: All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Discography

Playback singer

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Aditi Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses Actresses from Chennai 1997 births 21st-century Indian actresses Telugu playback singers Indian women playback singers